What psychologists don't really know is why the Lake Wobegon effect exists, and there are a couple of proposals.

但心理学家还不知道,为什么乌比冈效应会存在，目前有几个假设。

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And the Lake Wobegon effect in psychology involves a systematic bias to see ourselves as better than average.

心理学上的乌比冈效应是说人都会,偏心地认为自己比一般人优秀。

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And this is called the Pratfall Effect, that our liking for the competent person grows when they make a mistake, when they do something embarrassing, when they have a failure experience. Okay?

心理学上，这叫“失态效应，我们对有能力之人的喜爱之情再次升华,当他们犯错，出洋相，经历很衰的事情时？

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